Palonger Hota / Voice of Palong – a weekly radio show by and for Rohingya and Bangladesh local communities

Palonger Hota / Voice of Palong – a weekly radio show by and for Rohingya and Bangladesh local communities

By DW Akademie

20/07/2019

Palonger Hota (Voice of Palong) is a radio magazine programme (30 mins) on everyday matters in the Rohingya refugee settlements as well as the surrounding Palong host community villages in Bangladesh. We cover all aspects of life that people care about including lifesaving information, giving a voice to those whose voices are rarely heard in public. The reporters are newly trained young Rohingya people and locals.

Palonger Hota is broadcast on Saturdays at 5.30pm on the local community radio station, Radio Naf, and played to listener groups in the refugee settlements.

Download the programmes so far here for use with your own listener groups or other community outreach activities

Episode 3 - Disaster stories - memories of cyclones and heavy rains in the past | How the refugee community will be warned | Mini drama: How a family prepares for disaster | Family relocation is not always easy | How lost children can find their way home

Episode 4 - How the first rains and winds affected Jamtoli | Rebuilding a sense of community – A visit to the UNFPA women-friendly space in Kutupalong | A profile of the Rohingya musician MD Osman | UNHCR's street drama about floods and landslides | Cholera vaccination - Why refugees in Balukhali go for it

Episode 5 - A visit to the newly developed relocation space in Kutupalong | How two physically handicapped people master their work in the camp | The challenges of working as a teacher in an orphanage | How people take care of their health during Ramadan | Newly composed song on Ramadan by Rohingya musician MD Osman

Episode 6 - First Ramadan for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh | How prices of daily commodities change during Ramadan | Health services for pregnant women - a midwife describes | Academic book distribution among children in Balukhali | A Rohingya girl loves make-up | A widow runs a women attire shop in Kutupalong

Episode 7 - World Cup Craze connecting cultures and people: Football fans in the area – who do they support | A school teacher and her pupils on the excitement of the World Cup | A market seller on his business selling flags, t-shirts, hats etc. in Kutupalong village | How refugee children created a "World Cup tower" using trash cans and sticks in Lambashia | How a registered refugee will re-arrange his home for "group viewing" | Round table talk – 5 supporters of 5 different countries | World Cup song – exclusively composed by Rohingya musician Osman

Episode 8 - "Artolution" initiates painting for children in Rohingya camps | Why tree forestation is urgently needed | Mosquitoes are silent killers in the camps, causing dengue fever and malaria | Garment shop owner talks about the business before Eid | Elderly woman juice seller on her business in the hot days during Ramadan

Episode 9 (Eid special) - Eid - last year in Myanmar and now in Bangladesh- how does it feel? | How to beautify yourself for Eid – a conversation with a Rohingya girl | What food do you serve for Eid? | plus Gopal Bhar satire stories, jokes and music

Episode 10 - How Eid was celebrated in the Rohingya camps | Landslide due to heavy rainfalls just before Eid - how an affected family is doing | World Refugee Day observance, including a special song composed by Rohingya singer Mohammad Osman | Cyclone preparedness, signal awareness programme by CPP | A football match between newly arrived Rohingya and registered Rohingya | The World Cup football craze continues in the camps

Episode 11 - How a self-employed female tailor runs her business in the Kutupalong camp | When a sudden rain shower strikes on a sunny day | A medical doctor about the dangers of mosquito bites and how to deal with those diseases | Children's corner: my favourite game in the camp | How camp women prepare pickles during their free time | How camp inhabitants purify their drinking water with tablets | Everyday food in camp families - what they cook and how | Best ways to get your child to sleep at night

Episode 12 - How constant rain affects family life | Strong water pressure and mud are a threat to a bridge in Kutupalong | Why a man volunteers on his own to clear the mud to protect the bridge | Landslides: How CPP volunteers can help affected people and how to protect oneself | Monsoon diet: How do you preserve food and cook when firewood is wet and gas is not available | Bad business for snack shops in the rain - not many customers | Kicking in the rain: How a 12-year-old boy enjoys playing football during monsoon

Episode 13 - House on fire: Report from a firefighting effort in Kutupalong | No space: Housewives struggle with the disposal of kitchen waste | Elderly people need help to carry relief | Kids Corner: Activities in the rainy season | The hopes of parents who send their children to learning centers | How teachers cope during monsoon | Mud houses affected by the wet season need repair

Episode 14 - What people do if relief is insufficient | Growing vegetables when space is limited | Rohingya youth like to play a sport named Chilong | A profile of an auto driver who operates inside the camps | House on fire: How Hasina, a Rohingya girl, used a fire extinguisher to fight the flames

Episode 15 - Diarrhoea: what people in the camps do to treat it and how to prevent it | Musician and hairdresser: a profile of Mohamad Osman, a Rohingya who works in two professions | Floods, landslides, blocked roads: how did people in the affected Madhurchaara camp area manage? | How rumours fly: Argentinian football star Messi was supposed to visit the camps. Rumour or fact, how do we know?

Episode 16 - Confusion about "smart cards" in the camps | How a Rohingya man got released from jail in Myanmar and reunited with his family in Kutupalong refugee camp | How and why you should wash your hands thoroughly | How mothers take care of their children on rainy days | Tent on fire in the Balukhali camp | How a female religious teacher teaches girls on religious aspects

Episode 17 - Pure salt: Why it is important to use iodine salt in the camp | Data Card: What it means to live without it in the camp | Youth day observance: The UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Youth visited the camp | Fruit Corner: How to prepare the sour tasting seasonal fruit Kengra Gola | Viral Fever, Chicken Pox: How to tackle these diseases | Eid expectations of Rohingyas in Bangladesh (more on Eid next episode) | Training on First Aid

Episode 18 - Memories of the first days of the August influx | Refugee stories (I): 65-year-old Hasina Begum remembers how she escaped bullets in Myanmar and took refuge in Bangladesh after 8 days of walking | Life in Myanmar and life in Bangladesh now | Refugee stories (II): Mohammad Hashem (25) witnessed death during 15 days enroute to Bangladesh while crossing big hills | Return to Myanmar? What Rohingya expect | Refugee stories (III): Rokeya Khatun on how she misses her siblings and her life in her village - but at least, she says, she is alive.

Episode 19 - How Rohingya refugees spent their kurbani Eid | A fair on the football field | How kurbani and meat distribution took place in Kutupalong | What Rohingya women cooked with the meat they got on Eid day | How a Rohingya woman cleans and cooks cow's intestines | Observance of the anniversary of the recent Rohingya influx | A Rohingya leader talks about Rohingya repatriation and refuge in Bangladesh | One year as a refugee: how do people feel?

Episode 20 - Smart Cards: What are the benefits? | Local fruit series: Ayenchi gula - what kind of fruit it is and different ways of preparing it | Camp sports series: Marvel kela - how boys and girls can play together | Refuge story: Mohammad Soyab talks about why he left Myanmar, how he got to the refugee camp in Bangladesh, and this present situation | Cleaning out latrines: A waste cleaner and toilet de-sludger talks about his work, where he puts the dirt and how he makes sure he does not smell bad himself | Beautiful bamboo baskets: bamboo and cane weaver Habibullah talks about his handicraft, where he gets the materials and how he learnt his skills

Episode 21 - Nakshi kahta: the art of embroidering colourful quilts | Camp sports series: a football match between registered and unregistered Rohingya | Taking refuge series: a young boy talks about how his family left Myanmar and what they experienced on the way to the refugee camp in Bangladesh | Burglar alarm in bamboo hut: a Rohingya man talks about how their clothes and personal possessions were stolen | Selling sugar cane: a 10-year-old boy on the hardships of the business | Weaving fishing nets: Rohingya women in a typically male business selling nets in Kutupalong market | Local fruit series: Amra gula - Interview with a fruit seller and a recipe | Rohingya camp at night: How people spend their time

Episode 22 (Paan / betel leaf special) - Habit or fashion? Why Rohingya people chew and eat betel leaves | Saffron, cardamom and other flavours and scents: Rahamat offers individual mixes of betal nut, lime and more than 50 ingredients in his shop in Kutupalong | Radio drama: how a local granddaughter deals with grandma's addiction to paan | Combining jarda (tobacco) with betel leaves: are Rohingya people aware of the health risks? | Not only stained teeth: a local dentist talks about dental and gum health issues | A taste of home: Bormaiya paan, betal leaves from Myanmar, are sold in the Kutupalong unregistered camp.

Episode 23 - Night picnic in block A2: how 50 to 60 Rohingya men cooked food for themselves, watched 3 singers and a dancer and played card games like carrom at night time | The benefits of tooth brushing: tips from a dentist | Leisure time at the community centre | Baby boom in the settlements: how do people bathe their newborns, how often should babies and adults have a bath? | Refugee story: a Rohingya family who fled from Myanmar talk about how they had to leave some family members behind.

Episode 24 - Asia Cup final: how Rohingya refugees watched India beat Bangladesh at cricket, shown at a public TV screening | Sleepless nights: how the fear of being burgled or getting flooded in their makeshift huts keeps refugees awake | Kids' corner: a Rohingya girl talks about her love of sports which are regarded as boys' games, football, cricket and danguli | Rohingya fun: women sing a song which is traditionally presented before or at a wedding | Local fruit series: guava | Unbearable heat: how people in the settlements cope.

Episode 25 - Unexpected heavy rains after the heat: how Kutupalong was affected and how people felt | Preparations for the upcoming cyclone season: audio drama on how people protect themselves and how they stock up on dry food and clean water | Regional food: Chona Muri - both locals in the Cox's Bazar area and Rohingya refugees love this mix of chick peas, puffed rice, masala, onion and cucumber | Spreading eye disease: how conjunctivitis infects especially children in the camps | Visit to Voice of Palong: what Ines Pohl, Editor-in-Chief of Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster, experienced during her visit to the refugee camps and the radio production team.

Episode 26 - Huge misunderstandings about smart cards / ID cards distribution in the camps | Toilet cleaning: some camp residents are engaged in cleaning toilets, even though they don't like it | Food corner: lappasu - a popular spicy snack but Rohingya people add different local ingredients to make it more hot and spicy | Leisure time: ludo (chokka khela) is a popular dice game in the local villages and also with young Rohingya in the camps | Safe drinking water: how people in the camps purify water and check the wells' water before consuming it | Why clean drinking water is vital for your health | How the unexpected heavy rainfall affected local shops and buyers.

Episode 27 - World handwashing day: celebrations in Rohingya settlements | Camp 15 (Jamtoli) CiC speaks about plans for water & sanitation, availability of drinking water and necessity of hand washing | Camp 15 resident Osman joined the rally and speaks about the day | A BRAC official from Jamtoli camp talks about the necessity of hand wash and the focus on children | A mother tells how cleanliness keeps her baby healthy | People in camp talk about how handwashing is important to stay free from many illnesses.

Episode 28 - Good food for good health: Kutupalong locals talk about good food and its impact on health and a doctor illustrates which foods are good, especially for pregnant women | Tree plantation drive in Balukhali: a local NGO is planting five thousand plants to protect the environment | Self-initiated vegetable gardening: in order to get rid of boredom, some young people initiated vegetable gardening on a piece of land in Kutupalong camp so that they can eat what they grow and earn extra money | Rohingya women with jobs: how do woman feel about working with an organisation and how do they manage their family | A Rohingya story: Dil Bahar’s husband was shot dead and she spent 12 nights in a hilly jungle in Myanmar looking for her son before finally being reunited and coming to Bangladesh.

Episode 29 - Family planning in camp: a mother with six children tells us how she manages them while another shares her experience of only having two | Innovative business idea: one person does not sit idle in camp but engages himself with an innovative business and opened a computer shop to provide document printing and photocopying | Kite flying: winter is at the door, time to fly kites and fun | A toy-car kid: he not only makes his own toy cars but also does so for other kids, with scraps he finds in camp | Vaccines for adolescent girls: a doctor explains why this vaccination is important to have for all girls during their teenage years.

Episode 30 - Free legal services availability in camp: UNHCR launched a legal services outreach campaign through their partner organisations | Innovative business idea: several women in camps are involved in weaving head caps to spend their leisure and earn a little money | Orphan story: a Rohingya uncle tells how he is taking care of two orphans who lost their parents in Myanmar | Refugee story: a story of how a helicopter came in and started firing at people.

Episode 31 - Bio gas set up in Kutupalong camp: the pros & cons and how it benefits camp residents | Eye care in Ukhiya: Orbis offers free eye check ups and treatment to those who has eye diseases in the host community | Mathin’s well: a famous love story of a Rakhine princess and a policeman from Kolkata | Hossian’s mandolin: how Hossain learned to play the mandolin and what he sings.

Episode 32 - Winter clothes: interview with a winter clothes seller about supply and demand in camp | Child health in winter: how Kutupalong camp residents take care of their children during winter to prevent diseases | Doctor’s suggestion for winter care: Dr. Ramjan Ali Bulbul talks about different types of winter diseases, what people should do to prevent winter diseases and how to take care of infant children | Winter cake: a mother talks about different types of winter cakes and how to prepare them | Beauty care in winter: how to take care of your skin and face during winter| Winter comfort: everybody needs a comforter at night during winter | Leisure in winter: Monika makes bracelets, nokshikatha and other items during her leisure time in winter | Winter sport: badminton is a regular sport during winter all around the country and Kutupalong is no exception.

Episode 33 - Crocodile farm in Kutupalong: Yahia Garden has a crocodile farm and a beautiful botanical garden where many people go during winter | Traffic volunteers in Kutupalong camp: why some youth volunteers need to control traffic in the camp | Child marriage: pros & cons of child marriage | Parody song sung by Abdullah from Ramu | Street lights: how and when the dark camp streets got light | Education: what would you do if you were responsible for education in camp? | A local sport: Mol Khela is a group sport played in both the host community and by camp residents in Kutupalong.

Episode 34 - Education fair: local NGO ‘Mukti’ arranges an education fair in schools they operate | Wedding in the camp: we hear how a wedding in camp is organised and enjoyed | Childhood memory: how much can people remember about their childhood, whether fun or sorrow | Legal services: UNHCR talk about their legal support for women who experience domestic violence and how and where people can access the service | Playing latim: how children play this traditional game, especially in villages.

Episode 35 - Victory Day: observance of Banglaesh’s victory day on 16th December in Ukhiya | Community Kitchen: camp residents use this community kitchen for their cooking in Jamtoli camp, using gas stoves and fire safety items such as fire extinguishers | Football tournament between Thayngkhali and Kutupalong team | Capturing crane birds: cranes visit various places in Bangladesh during winter, including the refugee camps, where camp residents capture them using fishing nets | Micro credit support.

Episode 36 - Education assessment in learning centers: in order to assess children's knowledge levels and make sure they are studying at the right level, UNICEF has launched education assessment in their learning centers | Artolution organises community-based public art projects throughout the camp | UNHCR has launched legal aid support in all camps to raise awareness and help prevent human trafficking and also to provide necessary legal support to victims.

Episode 37 - New year greetings and expectations from refugees and some CiCs | Plant and flower nursery: at least one hundred thousand different varieties of plants and flowers, which include some medicinal plants, are available at a nursery in Ukhiya | Winter vegetables in Ukhiya: the agriculture officer in Ukhiya tells us how the government is helping vegetable farmers increase winter vegetable production to meet very high demand | Paddy chopping and rice straw management: what does a farmer do during this time of the season, and how do farmers deal with rice straw and build haystacks to feed livestock?

Episode 38 - Fake gold in the camps: one victim tells us how she was cheated and the local goldsmith tells us how to check if gold is fake or not | How UNHCR provides legal aid support to gold cheating victims | How camp residents are getting emergency medical services from a satellite clinic run by BRAC | BRAC’s satellite clinics in Lambashia East camp have been offering their medical service since the beginning of the influx | How camp residents make Muri from rice | Lefot Khela: a popular game kids play in camps.

Episode 39 - Poultry farming is empowering women in Ukhiya | A bamboo basket maker in Kutupalong camp explains a self initiative to earn decent money | Winter food: Bhutijo in Kutupalong camp, popular for its taste, is made with gourd and tamarind sauce | Making lime: one of the key ingredients of a betel leaf mix is lime, so how is it produced from sea shells in the camp? | Pot Khela: a children's game which is played both in camp and in the host community.

Episode 40 - Conservation of nature: how a watchtower helps to know if an elephant is coming into camps | Firsthand experience of how people in the village handle an elephant’s visit | How 60 watchtowers work to handle elephants' visit and unexpected human-elephant contact in the camps | Metal trunk to store household things | Story of a blacksmith from Ukhiya and how he makes his living | Open-air street drama on child marriage in camp 17.

Episode 41 - Special programme on chickenpox including patients suffering from chicken pox, symptoms, how it spreads, preventative measures and what to do if people get sick.

Episode 42 - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited the Rohingya camps | Weaving mats and various household goods made of bamboo, cane and polythene bags is helping both Bangladeshi and Rohingya women to earn money | Food corner: Bokful is a popular vegetarian dish in and around the camps | National Library Day observed | A child-friendly space has around 1,100 books to serve students | Flying kites is entertaining for all ages.

Episode 43 - World Radio Day | Conjunctivitis virus in and around camp | Food Corner: The sweet desert Jalebi, also known as Jilapi, is popular with both Rohingya and host community people | A Rohingya woman plants and grows several spices including onion and garlic in her nearby yard to keep the family tradition of growing these spices | Flour mill in the Rohingya camp: a flour mill is a small grinding machine that is used to grind grains and other solid items/spices to powder | Flour mill in the host community: mill owner Amir Hossian operates his business with two machines | Mobile computer training van in the Kutupalong registered camp.

Episode 44 - . Observance of International Mother Language Day - including reports from the celebrations, interviews on language, songs, rhymes and riddles.

Episode 45 - Vaccination drive to stay safe from diseases | Waste management for cleanliness and hygiene in camp | Soap/detergent factory in camp 17 | Scrap business in camp: how various things become scrap in camp but can be re-used to make money | Children's corner: a story of a greedy crane.

Episode 46 - International Women’s Day: when and why is the day selected to mark | Vegetable plantation in camp: an alternative initiative of one Rohingya woman | Nur Jahan, a midwife by profession for 28 years, lives in Kutupalong registered camp and tells her story | Sharifa’s husband lives abroad for years, she came to Bangladesh during the influx in August 2017, alone, and took shelter in Kutupalong to continue her life | The story of Kohinoor, a working wife from Ukhiya, is highly encouraging and moving too for others | What has motivated Shahariar Yasmin Liza to work in Rohingya response as a volunteer? | Day-to-day life of a woman in camp, from dawn to dusk | Mohammad Ridowan talks with a woman tailor to know why she chooses this job and how it changes her life.

Episode 47 - What measures camp residents are taking to protect themselves from heat and how unbearable heat is hampering their daily life | Hot days also affect water availability in camp and heat also might cause various diseases: doctor Saiful Islam advises what to do | Many landslide prone areas are now protected through bamboo fences and side-walls | Drama on cyclone preparedness (repeat from episode 3) | Shah Alam lost his younger brother while he was on the way to Malaysia by boat, but now has information about his brother after four years | People who try to migrate illegally are often detained and thrown in jail: UNHCR helps the families to get information | Mokbul Ahmed has been working as sewing machine mechanic for around 15 years | Story Corner: “What is sport to the cat is death to the rat’.

Episode 48 - Observance of National Children’s Day | How this nutrition week will help Rohingya camp residents | A song sung by a child from Kutupalong school | Dr. Nadia Fatima, Medical Officer of Gonoshasthya, informs about diseases that affect children at this time of year, such as malaria and dengue | What Rohingya children like to do in their daily life for fun | Children suffer skin disease in camp during the extreme heat: what to do? | Story corner: short moral bedtime story of a crocodile and frog | A teacher from Kutupalong government school talks about events in school and nearby villages to promote education | Observance of National Primary Education Week | Song by host community children from Kutupalong school

Episode 49 - Independence Day celebration in Ukhiya | A freedom fighter recalls the war days and how he and his troop fought and he lost one eye | Several organizations organized a fair in Camp 11 and 12 | Food corner: mamini shaker pitha | Event to mark Water Day in Kutupalong registered camp | Why Water Day is observed and how this event benefits people in the camp | To mark World Poetry Day, a poet from Cox’s Bazaar reveals the situation of practicing poetry in Cox’s Bazaar and recites some of his writings | The department of family planning has organized an audio-visual drama to increase awareness about the benefits of family planning.

Episode 50 - Marking the 50th episode of the programme | How listeners in the camps feel about Palonger Hota | Flashback from previous episodes | Special selection of previously unpublished audios | Reporters’ experience with Palonger Hota | Family members of the Palonger Hota team express their feeling and thoughts | Some members of the Palonger Hota team had received training in the beginning but could not continue for various reasons. What do they feel now? | Greetings for Palonger Hota from various organizations and representatives.

Episode 51 - National intestinal worm week in Ukhiya for the host community | Art competition in Kutupalong – children talk about how much they like painting, what they like to paint and what colours they like best | Food corner: leja pitha | Rohingya story | A local Bangladeshi furniture maker talks about what sort of wood he uses, how he collects his raw materials and what kind of furniture he makes | Rohingya furniture maker Anowar Hossain talks about their tastes, their demand and what do they do with furniture when they barely have space in their room | Sports corner: volleyball.

Episode 52 - Special episode - Radio Naf and DWA have started a series of public panel discussions “Palonger Hota goes public” with the objective to provide a good opportunity to discuss burning topics with a diverse audience, to find answers and, ideally, solutions. The first panel of this kind was organized in cooperation with UNHCR/TAI, IOM and BRAC on Wednesday 17 April on the topic Voluntary trafficking of Rohingya camp inhabitants abroad.

Episode 53 - Bangla New Year celebrations | Storytelling workshop | Cleanliness training for staff | The story of the Rohingya woman Gul Bahar who now lives in a refugee camp in Kathmandu, Nepal and interview with Jafar Alam who lives in the same a Rohingya refugee camp in Kathmandu | Talk with Jafar Alam's family members who live in Kutupalong camp in Bangladesh.

Episode 54 - May Day celebration in Ukhiya | Interview with the chairman of Rajapalong Union Council | How camp inhabitants prepare themselves for a cyclones and landslides | A joint press briefing by UN ERC and Head of OCHA Mark Lowcock, UNHCR High Commissioner Fillippo Grandi and IOM Director General Antonio Vitorino | Chabbis Khela – a strategy game that young people in camp play | Faluda – a fruit drink that is popular during hot days.

Episode 55 - Preparations for observing Ramadan and a Ramadan song | What is the iftar menu for people fasting in the camp | Street food businessman Al Amin makes various food items for iftar and sells them in the camp | Camp resident Nur Begum talks about her typical Iftar menu at home | Kutupalong host community people about why they buy iftar from the market or from the street | Iftar food selling in the host community, a businessman talks about his menus, prices and why he does it | Food corner: mango pickles are very popular in Ukhiya | How camp inhabitants faced the recent storm/cyclone Fani.

Episode 56 - Ramadan - who is eligible for fasting and who isn't? | How camp inhabitants spend their time during Ramadan | How can people stay healthy during Ramadan? | Virus diseases – many camp inhabitants currently suffer from fever, coughing and other problems - how to protect yourself and how to deal with them | News reading from newspaper | Unbearable heat causes itching and skin diseases in the camps - local doctor Dr. Nurul Alam from Kutupalong on how to deal with it | Iftar and sehri timings for the coming week.

Episode 57 - How to prepare for cyclones - how the cyclone preparedness training helps the community to protect themselves against upcoming disasters | Dumba meat from Saudi Arabia was distributed to both registered and unregistered Rohingya camp residents | Diarrhea is a common disease in this very hot weather in and around the camps – radio drama including awareness messages about diarrhea, its symptoms, how to prevent and overcome it | Weather bulletin | Iftar and sehri schedule.

Episode 58 - A Rohingya camp resident serves watercress for free to camp people during to the month of Ramadan | Mr. Nurul Amin is farming watercress in a limited space | Sob-e-Qadr night: in Muslim religious belief this night is better than a thousand nights | Eid shopping in the host community and in camp | How Ukhiya people are preparing for the Eid celebration – some installed a power generator to have continuous electricity on the Eid day | Women’s Eid preparation: women decorate their houses with flowers, paintings and other showpieces | On Eid day, male Muslims wear new clothes, use perfume and attend the Eid prayer.

Episode 59 - Eid gifts: how Rohingya children enjoy the gifts they get from elders; and the same is tradition is common in the host community | Eid for children: how host community children spend their Eid day; and at least 55% of the camp inhabitants are children - how do they celebrate Eid? | Storytelling: a rabbit is beaten by a turtle in a race because he took a nap and underestimated the turtle's ability to pass him | How do Rohingya people celebrate their second Eid-al-Fitr in Bangladesh? | Food: on Eid day every Muslim family cooks a special meal - how people in Khiya prepare their menu and which kind of food they enjoy during Eid | Eid beauty: on Eid day, girls use make-up with lipstick and new bangles and also decorate their hands with henna | Bangla riddle: two youth groups play a riddle game with lots of fun | Eid memories: older people share how they celebrate Eid nowadays and how they celebrated when they were children – what has changed? | Eid memories: memories of people in the Rohingya camps – how they used to celebrate Eid back home and how they celebrate now in Bangladesh.

Episode 60 - Immunization awareness drive has started in all camps using loudspeakers – the immunization campaign drive is very important, especially for children to safeguard them from various diseases | Stop child marriage – after a field drama in camp 2, the audience talks about what they learned | The agriculture census, which is conducted once every 10 years, takes place all over Bangladesh from 9 – 21 June | World Environment Day observance, including an art competition for children in the Kutupalong registered camp.

Episode 61 - World Refugee Day | Art competition in Kutupalong registered camp for school girls and boys | Football match Kutupalong registered camp | Modhu Bhaat: sweet rice that people in the camp prepare for special occasions | How mothers in the host community take care of their children on rainy days | Dr Arif Siddika, from a Kutupalong community clinic, tells how mothers should keep their children safe from diseases during the rainy season.

Episode 62 - Cricket World Cup 2019 | Heavy monsoon rainfalls: many toilets, drains and tube wells need cleaning and repairing | The struggle of a Rohingya man, Mohammad Jubayer, who was arrested by the police in Myanmar | How children in the camps and in the host community play a particular group game | Divorce rates in the camps are rising: social counseling officer Abu Zahid explains and gives advice | Home-made products: Mrs Jamalida makes her own coconut hair oil, but is it as good as the oils you buy in the market?

Episode 63 - Continuous heavy rainfall: how people are managing | Horo Pata – Metosh (Roselle): a popular vegetable among the Rohingya and host community | How a Rohingya woman learns tailoring to make her life better by earning some money | Rohingya farmer Mohammad Ali cultivates vegetables in Kutupalong | Weather updates.

Episode 64 - . First job fair in Ukhiya for local people | A group of young Rohingya people have opened their own schools in the camps | Young girls wear some jewelry but there are sometimes incidents of it being stolen | A ranger officer from Inani, Ibrahim Hossain, talks about tree plantation , why it is necessary and how a tree plantation drive might help local residents | Awareness tips for snake bites – what to do if a snake bites you | Weather updates.

Episode 65 - Umbrellas are the most important support during rain - we talk to an umbrella repairer from the camp to find out more about his work | Landslides due to heavy rainfalls - residents talk about about their plans to keep safe | A child drowned after heavy rainfalls: BRAC’s DRR specialist Amin Uddin on a tragic accident | How Rohingya and also local people make bamboo seats | Different kinds of insects during rain | Weather updates.

The project is a collaboration of DW Akademie and Radio Naf. It is funded by the German Foreign Office. DW Akademie is part of Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster. DW Akademie carries out media development projects that strengthen the human right of freedom of opinion and promote free access to information.